Hrm.. ever stop to think that maybe the wire helically wound around
the shaft might be 1/4 wave long? That would make it a 1/4 wave
helically loaded antenna. Just because the physical length of the
antenna is less than 1/4 wave at the desired frequency doesn't mean
the antenna isn't.

Don't believe me? Try looking up "folded dipole" on the 'net..

-SSB

BuckEye wrote:

What the hell do you think I am saying.
This all started when some dumass said a antenna was electrically 1/4 wave
long, not 1/4 wave antenna. You either have a 1/4 wave antenna or you
don't. If its shorter, then its not a 1/4 wave antenna. In most cases it
loaded, and no more electrically a 1/4 wave long antenna.
How hard is this to understand. I think this comes from some adds that's
states it a helical loaded
1/4 wave antenna that is only 56" long which is bull . Just like some other
adds that claim their antenna is a 5/8 antenna wound on a fiberglass rod
only 5' tall now go figure, I guess some also believe this .




"'Doc" wrote in message ...


BuckEye,
But all antennas are 'matched', be they exactly a 1/4 wave
length long, or 75 feet long, or 1 inch long. I'm assuming
that you mean impedance matching, right? Impedance matching
has nothing to do with an antenna being resonant.
'Doc